Bhrigu-samhita [sanskrit]

by Members of the Sansknet Project | 2020 | 45,052 words

The Sanskrit text of the Bhrigu-samhita, an ancient text belonging to the Vaikhanasa Agama section of the Pancaratra tradition and dates to at least 11th century (or earlier). The name “Bhrigusamhita” literally means “The Compendium of Bhrigu” and basically represents a work on Vaishnava theology. The English translation of the Bhrigu-samhita is indicatory only as it was performed by a translation software. Alternative titles: Bhṛgusaṃhitā (भृगुसंहिता), Bhṛgu-saṃhitā (भृगु-संहिता), Bhrgusamhita.

Verse 20.55

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अयादिलक्षणं वक्ष्ये यजमानानुकूलतः ।
हस्तं पादं तदर्धं वा विस्तारायादिसंयुतम् ॥ ५५ ॥

ayādilakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye yajamānānukūlataḥ |
hastaṃ pādaṃ tadardhaṃ vā vistārāyādisaṃyutam || 55 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

I shall now describe the characteristics of the Aya and others, in accordance with the priest. A hand, a foot or half of it should be measured in width and so on.
English translation by Google (2023)

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (20.55). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Aya, Kshanam, Kshana, Vakshya, Yajamana, Anukula, Tas, Hasta, Pada, Tad, Tat, Ardha, Var, Vistara, Samyuta,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.55). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “ayādilakṣaṇaṃ vakṣye yajamānānukūlataḥ ”
ayād -
aya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [ablative single]

√yā (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
ila -
√il (verb class 6)

[imperative active second single]
kṣaṇam -
kṣaṇam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kṣaṇa (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

kṣaṇa (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

kṣaṇā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vakṣye -
√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, masculine)

[locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣya (participle, neuter)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [locative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ], [locative single from √vakṣ]

√vakṣ -> vakṣyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative single from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [vocative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [accusative dual from √vakṣ class 1 verb], [nominative dual from √vakṣ], [vocative single from √vakṣ], [vocative dual from √vakṣ], [accusative dual from √vakṣ]

√vah (verb class 1)

[future middle first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 1)

[present passive first single]

√vakṣ (verb class 0)

[present passive first single]
yajamānā -
yajamāna (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

yajamāna (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

yajamānā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√yaj -> yajamāna (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> yajamāna (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √yaj class 1 verb]

√yaj -> yajamānā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √yaj class 1 verb]
anukūla -
anukūla (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

anukūla (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
taḥ -
tas (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

tas (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

ta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
Line 2: “hastaṃ pādaṃ tadardhaṃ vā vistārāyādisaṃyutam ”
hastam -
hasta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

hasta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

hastā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
pādam -
pāda (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]
tad -
tad (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

tad (indeclinable adverb)

[indeclinable adverb]

tat (indeclinable correlative)

[indeclinable correlative]

tad (noun, neuter)

[compound], [nominative single], [accusative single]
ardham -
ardha (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

ardha (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

ardhā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
vā* -
vār (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single]

vār (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [vocative single], [accusative single]

va (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]

vā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]
vistārāyā -
vistāra (noun, masculine)

[dative single]
adi -
ad (noun, masculine)

[locative single]

ad (noun, neuter)

[locative single]
saṃyutam -
saṃyuta (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

saṃyuta (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

saṃyutā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Bhrigu-samhita Verse 20.55

Bhṛgusaṃhitā (a text of the Vaikhānasa-tradition)
by Members of the Sansknet Project (2020)

Publisher: Göttingen Register of Electronic Texts in Indian Languages (GRETIL), SUB Göttingen; Note: The Text is not Proof-read!

Last Updated: 23 July, 2023